I hold a Degree in Economics and Social Sciences from Università Bocconi, a Master of Science in Health Policy and Management from Harvard University and PhD in Social Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. I had research positions at the Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, and LSE Health and Social Care. My most recent areas of research are nutrition policy and economics, Health Technology Assessment (HTA), health and healthcare inequalities and big data for health. I am Past-President of the Italian Association of Health Economics and member of the editorial board of "Health Policy Economics and Law", "Pharmacoeconomics" and "Economia e Management". I am associate editor of "Health Policy".